An overview of the Suzhou River and the part of the Imperial Summer Palace Yiheyuan known as Suzhou Street. At the special request of the Empress Dowager Hsu-Tzi (Cixi), this miniature of the finest architecture of the famous town of Suzhou on the Grand Canal was recreated as part of the gardens of the new summer palace.
My name is Ben Nijhoff better known as DrBen from DrBen.net, ChinaReport.com and more. Between the year 2000 and 2013 I travelled a lot in China. Between running my business and doing business, I have seen many corners of the Forbidden City and the rest of Beijing, .. Read more…